Mangalore: Various technological inventions  have brought the world much closer and technical devices have made our lives much more easier than in the past, said Suresh SM, Director-Finance, All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.

 He was speaking after inaugurating  Tech Fest- 2013 at St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor,  on March 16, Saturday. He also urged the students to be innovative and come up in life.

Dr Joseph Gonsalves, principal, SJEC who presided over the function urged the students to be more interactive as it helps in enhancing knowledge. Fr Joseph Lobo, director, Dr M Thirumaleshwar, coordinator, Dr Rio D’Souza, vice-principal, Fr Ajith Menezes, assistant director and Rohith D’Souza, were  on the dais.

Students actively participated in the programme and displayed their talent.